Can perforating and pouring attachment



June 21, 1932. B, JACKSON 1,863,853

CAN PERFORATING AND POURING ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 14, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Zara ,5. Ja /139 072 I By A Home y June 21, 1932. I L. B. JACKSON 1,863,853

7 CAN PBRFORATING AND POURING' ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 14, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor i so Patented June 21, 1932 LORA B. JACKSON, 01' GREEN IBAY, WISCONSIN can rnnrona'rmd AND rounme'a'rracnmnnr Application filed iFebruary 14, 1931. Serial Ito. 515,861.

The present invention relates to a can per forating and pouring attachment and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner 4 as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel'construction and arrangement of parts, for facilitating the-removal of the liquid contents of sealed cans as desired. f

Another important object of the invention is to provide a can perfo'ratingand pouring attachment of the character described embodying novel means for closing a can: which has been perforated thereby protecting the contents of the can which may 1 therein,

Another important object of the invention is to provide a can perforatingand pouring attachment of the character set forth embodying novel means for detachably securing the attachment in position on a can in a manner to permit said can to be conveniently handled in the manner of a itcher. Other objects of e invention are to pro- 4 nvide a can perforating and pouring attach- 25 ment which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, 'eflicienfiand reliable in use, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low. cost. All-of the foregoing and still further objects andYadvanta-ges of the invention-may become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of referencedesignate corresponding parts throughout the'several views, and wherein:

' Figure l'is aview in side elevation showing an attachment in accordance with this invent tion mounted in position on a-can. i Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the device, and through the can. a

Figure 3 is a view in to plan of the device. a Fi re 4 is a view in bottom plan of the pivo e'd closure?" v 1' Figure 5' is a view in vertical substantially at right'an drawings and showing t of the can. r

' Figure,- dis a view in horizontal section les to Figure 2 of the e upper portion-only be rema1ningsection taken showing the means for locking-the device-to the can. I

Figure is a detail view in perspective view of the locking device.

. Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral 1 designates a cylindrical casing having the elongated rear portion 2. The casing 1 fits over the can which is designated by the reference numeral 3, said casin being provided with an inturned flange 4 w ich seats on the upper end of thecan 3. The casing 1 is also provided on its upper end and at its forward side with a pouring lip 5. a

A handle 6 is ri idly mounted on the elongated portion 2 of the casing 1, said handle being vertically disposed and having its up- 1 per end secured to the casing 1 through the medium of a downturned head 7 havmg its intermediate portion bent 'in a manner to provide a vertical groove, the purpose of which will be presently set forth. x

Upstanding ears 8 are formed integrally withopposite sides of an upper portion of the handle 6 towhich a lid or closure 9 is pivotally-connected through the medium of the ears 10 which depend from opposite sides of the operating handle 11 of the lid or 010- I sure and the pivot pin 12. Thepivot pin 12, of course, extendslthrough the overlapping, end portions of the ears 8 and 10, as willbe readily understood. It may be well to here state that the lid'operating handle 11 termi-- nates in an upwardly curved disk for en'gagefnent by the thumb of a person the device for swinging the lid upwardly to open position. A spring 13 encircles the pivot pin 12 between the ears and has one end engaged with the handle 6 and its other end engaged beneath the handle 11 in amanner to yieldingly urge said handle 11 upwardly for clos ing the 11d 9.

The lid 9 is bent in a manner to provide areinforcing rib 14iwhich, in turn,-.provides a channel. 15 in the inner or lower side of the lid. The lid 9 is further provided with a depending marginal flange 16 which over hangs the cas'ing'l when the lid is in closed position. The lid 9 is still further provided with an extension 17 for disposition over right angles thereto.

ures 2 and 5 of the drawings.

A rod 19 is disposed vertically for rotation in the groove provided therefor in the head 7 of the handle 6 and said rod has fixed on its upper end portion a locking cam or keeper 20 which is o erable through an opening provided thereibr in the ad acent portion of the casing 1 for engagement with the can 3 in a manner to rigidly secure the casing on the cam. An arcuate actuating handle 21 is formed integrally with the lower end of the rod-19 and extends substantially at The casing 1 is formed from a piece of flat metal which is rolled to cylindrical form and secured together by a seam 22, as best seen in Figure 2 of the drawings. The handle .6. is disposed over the seam 22. The side portions of. the lower edge of the casin 1 are curved .outwardly, as at 23, (see B igure 5) to facilitate mounting the casing over the can 3. 3

In use, the casing 1 is mounted in position on the can 3 and the locking handle 21 is then swung inwardly toward the casing 1. This movement of the handle 21' engages the cam 20 with the can 3 through the opening provided for this purpose in the casing 1 and in this manner the casing is rigidly secured on the can. Then, pressure is exerted on the lid 9 in a manner to force the prongs 18 through the top of the can. In this matter an opening for the escape of the contents of the can is provided and a vent opening is also provided. When it is desired to pour the contents from the can, the lid 9 is raised by depressing the handles 11 against the tension of the coil spring 13 thereby withdrawing the prongs 18 from the perforations in thetop of the can .and said can may then be conveniently liftedand tilted by the handle 6 to pour the contents of the can over the lip 5 of the casing 1. When pressure on the handle 11 is removed the spring 13 returns the lid 9 to closed position and the prongs 18 reenter andclose theperforations in the. top of thecan'. The rib 14 provides means for stiffening the lid 9 to withstand the pressure exerted thereon when forcingthe prongs 18 through the top of the can. When it is desired to remove the device from the can, as when said can has been emptied, it is only necessary to swing the handle 21 outwardly in a manner to, disengage the cam 20 from the can 3 after which the casing 1 is free to be;-

removed.

It is believed that the many advantages of a can perforating and pouring attachment constructed in accordance with this invention 'will be readil understood, and although the preferred em odiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be had which will fall within the scope' of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A can attachment comprising a casing for disposition on the upper portion of the can, a lid hingedly mounted for swinging movement on the upper end of the casing, spaced prongs rigidly secured to the lid and extending therefrom for operative enga ement with the upper end of the can,":an a

manually operable cam rotatably mounted on the casing for frictionally engaging the can for securing said casing-thereon.

2. A can attachment comprising an open ended casin for disposition on the upper portion of t e can, a lid pivotally mounted for swinging movement on the casing and engageable with the upper end of said oasin for closing same, an upstanding rib ex ten ing diametrically across the lid, said rib pro- V1 ing stiffening means for the lid and further providing a channel in the inner side of the lid, and a pair of spaced can perforating prongs rigidly mounted on the lid in the channel and depending therefrom for operative engagement with the top of the can.

3. A can attachment comprising a substantially cylindrical casing-for disposition on the upper portion of .the can, a handle rigidly mounted on one side of the casing, alid pivotally mounted for swinging movement on the handle and engageable with the upper .end of the casing for closing said upper end,

for disposition on the upper portion of the can, said casing being provided with an opening and being further provided with an open upper end, alid hingedly mounted for swinging movement on the casing and enga 'eable said upper end resilient means operatively engaged with the lid for yieldingly urging said lid towards its closed position, can perfowith the upper end of the casing for c osing rating means on the lid, and means for releasably securing the casing in position on the can, said means comprisin a rod mounted for rotation on the casing an disposed in parallelism with said-casing, a cam fixed on the rod and operable through the opening in the casing for engagement with the cam in a manner to secure the casing thereto, and an actuating handle on the rodand disposed at an angle with respect thereto.

5. .A can attachment comprising a casing .for disposition on the can, sa1d casm having an opening in one side thereof, a hen e rigid- I mounted on the casing and having one end t ereof secured to the casing adjacent the' openin an integral attaching head on said one em? of the handle having an intermediate portion bent in a manner to provide a groove, a'rod dis sed for rotation in the groove 9. go cam fixe on one end ortion of the red tor rotation therewith an operable through the opening in the casing for en agement with the cam, and an actuating handle on the other end of the rod. 4 6. A' can attachment comprising a substantially cylindrical, open end casing for disposition on the upper portion of the can, an inturned flange on the upper end of the casing for engagement with the upper end of so the can, a handle ri 'dl mounted on one side of the casing, a li pivotall mounted for swinging movement on the andle linden-- gageable with the upper end of the casing for closing said casindg, a spring operatively engaged with the H or yielding y urging said lid toward its closed 7 ition, means on the lid for swinging said iid to open position against the tension of the spring,a pouring spout extending from the up r end of the 40 casin ,-a diametrically extending, u tanding r1 on the lid providing a channe on the inner side of the hd, an extension on one end of the, upstanding rib for osition over the pouring lip of the casin w en the lid is in closed position, and (pe orating prongs rigidly secured to the li in the channel and depending therefrom for'operative engagement with the top ofthe can. In testimony. whereof I aflix-my s' atu're.

"' LORA B. JAC ON. 

